BACKGROUND. The latest edition of the tumor-lymph node-metastasis (TNM) classification of malignant tumors distinguishes between isolated tumor cells (pN0) and micrometastases (pN1mi). The reproducibility of these categories has not been assessed previously. METHODS. Digital images from 50 cases with low-volume lymph node involvement from axillary sentinel lymph nodes were circulated twice for evaluation (Evaluation Rounds 1 and 2) among the members of the European Working Group for Breast Screening Pathology, and the members were asked to categorize lesions as micrometastasis, isolated tumor cells, or something else and to classify each case into a pathologic lymph node (pN) category of the pathologic TNM system. Methods for improving the low reproducibility of the categorizations were discussed between the two evaluation rounds. Statistics were used for the assessment of interobserver variability
Improving the reproducibility of diagnosing micrometastases and isolated tumor cells / G. CSERNI; S. BIANCHI; W. BOECKER ET AL. - In: CANCER. - ISSN 0008-543X. - STAMPA. - 103:(2005), pp. 358-367.
Improving the reproducibility of diagnosing micrometastases and isolated tumor cells.
BIANCHI, SIMONETTA;
2005
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BACKGROUND. The latest edition of the tumor-lymph node-metastasis (TNM) classification of malignant tumors distinguishes between isolated tumor cells (pN0) and micrometastases (pN1mi). The reproducibility of these categories has not been assessed previously. METHODS. Digital images from 50 cases with low-volume lymph node involvement from axillary sentinel lymph nodes were circulated twice for evaluation (Evaluation Rounds 1 and 2) among the members of the European Working Group for Breast Screening Pathology, and the members were asked to categorize lesions as micrometastasis, isolated tumor cells, or something else and to classify each case into a pathologic lymph node (pN) category of the pathologic TNM system. Methods for improving the low reproducibility of the categorizations were discussed between the two evaluation rounds. Statistics were used for the assessment of interobserver variabilityFile | Dimensione | Formato | |
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